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Re: (meteorobs) apology for lack of contributions

Mrs. Webb,

As a former LA area resident, I do know where you are coming from.
Backyard astronomy may be a lost cause. I certainly wish you the best in
your fight vs. Disneyland & Hilton, Inc. Long ago, I decided its
sometimes better to "flight" rather than "fight" (at least for the sake
of continuing my immediate contributions to science). So, I may suggest
you head for the hills - literally the Cleveland National Forest. I
found several decent dark spots there, east on Chapman past Santiago
Reservoir. Of course that was 10 years ago, and those sites may no
longer be dark or accessible, but thats the general direction I would
go. I also found several excellent dark sites, off of the Ortega Hwy
(74). I believe one of them was called "San Juan campground", up near
the Ortega "Candy Store" (still there?). Give these a try for the Eta's
!

Best Regards,
Mike.

Beboutwebb@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Dear Members:
> 
> I read every Meteorobs post and am still trying to learn with my family, but
> I must apologize for my lack of meteor sighting contributions.  My Limiting
> Magnitudes have changed drastically.  I now have a big searchlight X above my
> home, multiple rotating searchlights, and occasional bursts of white and
> colored lights that brighten all parts of the sky.
> 
> It seems that the new Hilton Garden Inn (from my southeast) and Disneyland
> (from my northeast) have sort of joined together searching for something
> exactly at my zenith and whited out that area.  What that doesn't blot out,
> Disney periodically splashes and rotates out just about all other parts of
> the sky.  So, I hope you will understand that seeing one -2 meteor a while
> ago has been the highlight of my meteor watching year 2000.
> 
> I never thought I would miss my 4.6 and 5.0 LMs.  Ah, the good old days
> (actually nights) of last year.
> 
> I have spoken to my city and to these businesses, to no avail.  I must now
> write out my request and ask that their lights be turned off.  I am having
> difficulties putting pen to paper in a polite manner, so it may be quite some
> time before I can add to the meteor discourse.  If anyone has any rational
> letter writing suggestions, please feel free to correspond with me to my
> personal e-mail address.
> 
> Still several stars shining through,
> Mrs. Webb
> Anaheim, CA, USA
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